Industry and Agriculture
As a result of extensive development of basic Ukrainian industries while a part of the USSR, especially those tied to defense, Ukraine inherited a huge industrial potential when the USSR collapsed. The major industries are power generation, fuels, ferrous and non-ferrous processing, chemicals, gas, machine-building, machinery-building, woodworking, andfoodproduction. Ukraine is also known for its highly developed defense industry producing and supplying military equipment to the countriesthroughout the world. Most Ukrainian industrial enterprises are located in the south-eastern part of the country.
Ukraine has amoderate climate and mostly flat territorywhichis very favorable for agricultural development. Agricultural land consists of cultivated land, orchards, gardens, vineyards, and pastures. The main grain crops are winter wheat, spring barley, and corn. Other important agriculturalcrops include sunflowers and sugar beets.
Ahrend,R.,de Rosa,D.,andTompson,W.(25January). Russian Manufacturing and the threat of 'Dutch Disease'. A Comparison of Competitiveness Developments In Russian and Ukrainian Industry.OECD Economic Department Working Papers,1-2,4-55. Retrieved June 17, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID:1929121821)
A comprehensive study of the correlation between acountry’s resourcesand its economic performance. Attempts to estimate the likelihood of the Russian economy experiencing “Dutch Disease” – the situationin whichdevelopment and export of sizable natural resources at the expense of other sectors of the economy leads to a weakening of those sectors, (so named as an explanation of the decline of the manufacturing sector in the Netherlands following the discovery of a large natural gas field in the late 1950's.)[1]. This study is particularly useful for those interested in the understanding issues of resources use in transformational countries.
Anderson, Kym, and Sinnen, Johan, eds. Distortions to agricultural incentives in Europe’s transition economies. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, c2008. 379 p.
LC Call Number: HD1920.7.Z8 D57 2008
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Providesan overview of the agriculture transformation in post-communist countries including Ukraine. Focuses on political economy of agricultural policy and distortions to its successful implementation.
Balmaceda, Margarita M. Energy Leverage in Conditions of External Shock: The Case of Russian Energy Relations with Ukraine and Belarus, 2006-2009 (2009). APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper. Available at SSRN:
Provides political-economic analysis of theenergy sector in Belarus and Ukraine in the prospective from international relation with Russia.
Balmann, Alfons, Curtiss, Jarmila, Dautzenberg, Kirsti, and Happe, Kathrin, eds.Agriculture in the face of changing markets, institutions and policies : challenges and strategies.Halle (Saale): IAMO, 2006. 536 p.
LC Call Number: S469.C36 A375 2006
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Provides institutional analysis of land market reforms in post-Soviet republics including Ukraine. In particular, describes Ukrainian milk processing industry, its foreign assistance, and rural non-farm employment.
Berg, Sanford, Chen Lin, and Valeriy Tsaplin. 2005. "Regulation of State-Owned and Privatized Utilities: Ukraine Electricity Distribution Company Performance."Journal of Regulatory Economics 28, no. 3: 259-287. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed June 21, 2010).
Empirical study on the regulation of electricity companies. Focuses on the analysis of the impact of Ukrainianregulatory incentives on utility performance andhowownershipaffects the behavior of these utilities.
Demyanenko, SerhiyI., Johnson, Thomas G., Meyers, William H., and Zorya, Sergiy I..Refocusing agricultural and rural development policies in Ukraine: action plan for the road ahead. Washington, DC: USAID, 2005. 138 p.
LC Call Number: HD1995.U55 M48 2005
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Provides a firm description of land market, rural development, and agricultural regulatory policy in Ukraine.
Goetz, Stephan J., Jaksch, Tanja, and Siebert, Rosemarie, eds. Agricultural transformation and land use in Central and Eastern Europe. Aldershot; Burlington : Ashgate, 2001. 340 p.
LC Call Number: HD1920.7 .A655 2001
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Provides description of agricultural sector transformation in former Soviet republics including Ukraine. Particularly useful for those interested in studying agricultural policy.
Haney, Michael and Shkaratan, Maria. Mine Closure and its Impact on the Community: Five Years After Mine Closure in Romania, Russia, and Ukraine (June 12, 2003). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3083. Available at SSRN:
Provides the outcomes of qualitative/quantitative research on the correlation between the performance of thecoal-mining industry and the well-being of the communitieswhere the mines are located. Based on interviewing local experts, impacted groups, and survey results.
International Energy Agency. Ukraine energy policy review 2006. Paris : OECD/IEA, c2006.379 p.
LC Call Number: HD9502.U382 U37 2006
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Provides thorough description of energy sector in Ukraine. Contains information on technological process and economic results of the industry performance.
Macey, David A.J., Pyle, William, and Wegren, Stephen K., eds. Building market institutions in post-communist agriculture : land, credit, and assistance. Lanham : Lexicon Books, c2004. 229 p.
LC Call Number: HD1992 .B755 2004
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Provides analysis of government policy and assistance in the area of agricultural transformation in post-soviet countries including Ukraine.
Osborne, Stefan, Trueblood, Michael A.Agricultural productivity and efficiency in Russia and Ukraine: building on a decade of reform. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2002. 29 p.
LC Call Number: HD1751 .A91854 no. 813
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Provides brief comparative analysis of agricultural sector performance in Ukraine and Russia in 1990s.
Skliarenko, Elena, and Henry Bartel. 2006. "Evaluating the Relative Efficacy of the Marketing Function in the Construction Complex of Ukraine."International Advances in Economic Research 12, no. 1: 17-32. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed June 21, 2010).
Qualitative and quantitative study on the factors contributing to the economic success of construction companies in Ukraine. Focuses on the role of advertising, promotion, direct sales, and public relations as the marketing tools.
Swinnen, J.F.M., ed. Global supply chains, standards and the poor: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty. Wallingford, UK; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007.322 p.
LC Call Number: TX360.5 .G56 2007
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Provides description and firm quantitative analysis of the food supply process in developing countries including Ukraine. Particularly useful for those interested in theempirical side of food logistics in transitional economies.
Zatolyuk, Sergiy, and Bridget Allgood. 2004. "EvaluatingA Country For Offshore Outsourcing: Software Development Providers In TheUkraine.”Information Systems Management 21, no. 3: 28-33. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed June 21, 2010).
Provides the outcome of a survey regarding development of Ukrainian software industry.
Zinovchuk, Vitaly. 2007. "Supporting AgribusinessinUkraine: Cooperativesand Beyond."Management Theory & Studies for Rural Business & Infrastructure Development 9, no. 2: 73-81. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed June 21, 2010).
A research paper on themarketing, financial, and informationaldimensions of agricultural infrastructure. Analyzes institutions that support agricultural business in Ukraine with emphasis on cooperatives. Survey and regression analysis are used as the research methods.
[1] For more on Dutch disease, see Moneyterms by Graene Pietersz,